I have long felt that when G-d commanded light
into existence that it was a direct command to light as in "Light,
be!" rather than saying "Let there be light."
In other words as in the sentence "John, stop!"

Saying "Let there be light" or "Let
light be" doesn't seem to ring true to me. I am not very
familiar with the Hebrew language so please let me know if I am
all wet here.

Dear Mike Fulstone,

Since light did not exist yet, G-d could not address
it and tell it to be. He did, however, say "Let light be."
By saying that, G-d was addressing the space/time reality that
He had already created, telling it to bring forth light. A more
correct translation of the original Hebrew is "There shall
be light."